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Alexey Leonov

Soviet-Russian pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019) · Russia · Artists · Died at 85

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Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds.

A life in dates

2019Died11 October 2019Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st classAward2014Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd classAward2011Order of FriendshipAward1997Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"Award1979Lenin Komsomol PrizeAward1976International Space Hall of FameAward1975Hero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd classAward, 19751966Hero of LabourAwardOrder of the Flag of the People's Republic of HungaryAward1965Hero of Socialist Labour of BulgariaAwardHonoured Master of Sports of the USSRAwardOrder of LeninAward1961Order of the Red StarAward1934Born30 May 1934

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Alexei Leonov (far left, back row) with fellow cosmonauts in 1965Alexei Leonov (far left, back row) with fellow cosmonauts in 1965Leonov at a meeting in the Federation Council, 2016Leonov at a meeting in the Federation Council, 2016Alexei Leonov (right) shares a moment with Anton Shkaplerov (left) in October 2011.Alexei Leonov (right) shares a moment with Anton Shkaplerov (left) in October 2011.

Awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class2019
Honorary Citizen of Kaliningrad Oblast2015
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class2014
Order of Friendship2011
Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class2011
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class2000
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"1997
USSR State Prize1981
Lenin Komsomol Prize1979
Medal "For Strengthening Friendship in Arms", Golden class1977
International Space Hall of Fame1976
Hero of the Soviet Union1975
Order of Lenin1975
Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class1975
Gold Medal of Military Valour1967
Hero of Labour1966
Order of Karl Marx1966
Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary1966
Hero of the Soviet Union1965
Order of Lenin1965
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR1965
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR1965
Hero of Socialist Labour of Bulgaria1965
Order of Georgi Dimitrov1965
Artur Becker Medal in Gold1965
Order of the Red Star1961
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"
Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia"
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class
Order of the Red Banner

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Spouse: Svetlana Pavlovna Dozenko

About this person

Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds. He was also selected to be the first Soviet person to land on the Moon although the project was eventually cancelled.

Country
Russia
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2019 · aged 85

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